Court of Cassation of Luxembourg
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The Court of Cassation of Luxembourg is the country’s highest judicial authority for civil and criminal matters, responsible for reviewing the correct application of law by lower courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Cassation of Luxembourg canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of cassation
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| aim |
guarantee legality of judicial decisions
ⓘ
promote legal certainty in Luxembourg law ⓘ |
| appealFrom |
Court of Appeal of Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Cour d’appel (Court of Appeal of Luxembourg)
|
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| composition | professional career judges ⓘ |
| country | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| decisionType | judgments on points of law ⓘ |
| doesNot | re-examine facts of cases ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| function |
ensures uniform interpretation of the law
ⓘ
hears appeals on points of law ⓘ reviews correct application of law by lower courts ⓘ |
| handles |
civil law cases on points of law
ⓘ
criminal law cases on points of law ⓘ |
| headedBy | First President of the Court of Cassation of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Luxembourgish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg City
|
| partOf | judicial system of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| power |
quash decisions of lower courts
ⓘ
refer cases back to lower courts ⓘ |
| role |
highest judicial authority for civil matters in Luxembourg
ⓘ
highest judicial authority for criminal matters in Luxembourg ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Luxembourg City